For the Prophet of Allah (S.A.W.) has
said: "O Lord, increase my knowledge!"

Regarding the spoils of war, before
the waging of war of Badr, the Prophet(S.A.W.) promised his army of precious
gifts that would be taken as spoils for any killing or captivity. He also
declared: "Allah has promised me to give my conquests over them and make me
seize their equipments as spoils."

When Allah defeated the polytheists
and their spoils were gathered together, a man from Ansar stood up and said to
the Prophet(S.A.W.): "O Allah's messenger, you ordered us to fight the
polytheists importunately and promised to give certain gifts, from the spoils,
to everyone who captures or kills one of their army. I killed two of them and
took one as captive and I can prove it. Now, we demand with that which you
promised us, Allah's messenger."

When the man sat down, Sa'd-bin-Ubada
raised himself and said: O Allah's messenger, it was not a matter of cowardice
at confronting the enemy or neglignce of the money or the spoils that
prevented us from gaining what those individuals had gained. In fact, we
anticipated that the army of the polytheists might have attacked you if we
would take positions that are away from you or that they might have injured
you if they noticed that you were alone. If you give such individual the
shares that you have promised, the other Muslims will return without gaining
anything of the spoils."

The Prophet (S.A.W.) was turning his
face away from them. After a while, Allah the Majestic revealed: They (the
believers) ask you [Muhammad(S.A.W.)] about Al-Anfal: the booty captured (from
the enemies) during a war. (Holy Qur'an 8:1) Al-Anfal is a name comprising
everything that the believers gained on that day, such as the things that are
meant in Allah's sayings:
Whatever Allah grants to His Messenger (out of the property)... (Holy Qur'an
59:6).
Know that whatever property you may gain... (Holy Qur'an 8:41) and
Tell them, "It belongs to Allah and the Messengers. If you have faith, have
fear of Allah. Settle the disputes among yourselves and obey Allah and His
Messengers. (Holy Qur'an 8:1).
On that acoount, Allah took the spils from their hands and put it in the hands
of His Messenger and His. He then said: If you have faith, have fear of Allah.
Settle the disputes among yourselves and obey Allah and His Messengers. (Holy
Qur'an 8:1).

On the other hand,
Fatima (A.S.) tolerated both willingly and happily the poverty of her husband.
She had to live a life of need and want. Imam Ali once asked her: "0 Fatima,
do you have anything to eat?"
"By He who asserted your right, we had nothing for the last three days".
The Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.) once asked her: "Why is your face growing
pale?",
"It is hunger" She explained.
Nothing could have made Fatima (A.S.) endure this catastrophic situation if it
was not for her faith in Allah and her belief in the necessity of jihad for
His cause. Thus she became a partner of both her Father (P.B.U.H.) and her
husband (A.S.) in their rewards promised by Allah in the hereafter.
In addition, Fatima (A.S.) was an ideal in her following of the will of
Allah's Messenger who said: "A woman's jihad is in being a good wife".

As soon as the Prophet (S.A.W.)
arrived in Madinah, Allah revealed to him: "Know that whatever property you
may gain, one fifth belongs to Allah, the Messenger, the kindred, orphans, the
needy and those who need money while on a journey. (This is the law) if you
believe in Allah and what We revealed to Our Servant on the Day of Distinction
(Badr) when the armies confronted each other.(Holy Qur'an 8:41) Allah's
saying, 'belongs to Allah,' Is similar to the ordinary saying, "This thing
belongs to Allah and to you,' but he does not dedicate anything to Allah.

The messenger of Allah(S.A.W.)
divided the spoils into five shares. He took the share of Allah for himself
and dedicated it to the reference of Allah, yet it would be inherited after
him. A share was given to the Prophet's relatives, namely sons of Abdul-Muttalib.
Two shares were given to the Muslim orphans, one share to the poor, and one to
the Muslim wayfarers whose journeys were not intended for commerce. These were
the shares of the spoils in the battle of Badr, and this is the way of the
spoils that are gained by fighting.

Regarding the spoils for the gaining
of which neither horses nor camels were exhausted, when Muhajirs, who were
about one hundred individuals, arrived in Madinah, Ansar gave them half of
their properties,including houses.When the Prophet(S.A.W.) was given triumph
against the clans of Quraizah and Annazheer and he could seize their
properties,he(S.A.W.) said to Ansar: "You may take Muhajirs out of your
properties and houses and I will distribute these spoils among them
exclusively. If not, I may distribute them among you all."

Ansar suggested; "You may give them
these spoils exclusively and leave them enjoying our properties and houses."
Hence, Allah, the Blessed the Exalted, revealed: Whatever Allah grants to His
Messenger (out of the property) of the people of the towns..." This is an
indication to the clans of Quraizha and Annazheer." Since you did not have to
exhaust your horses and camels... (Holy Qur'an 59:6). They were living in
Madinah; hence, they were too near to need for horses and camels for invading
them. Allah then says: The poor immigrants who were deprived of their homes
and property, who seek favors and pleasures from Allah, and help Him and His
Messenger will also have (a share in the said property). These people are the
truthful ones. (Holy Qur'an 59:8).

Thus, Allah dedicated these spoils to
the Qureishites who emigrated with the Prophet (S.A.W.) and showed sincerity.
Moreover, Allah excluded the emigrants of the other Arab clans. This is clear
in His saying: "The immigrants who were deprived of their homes and property."
The Qureishite chiefs used to confiscate the properties and homes of those who
emigrated, but the other Arab clans did not do so with their members who
emigrated.

Then Allah praised Muhajirs to whom
He dedicated the khums and acquitted them of hypocrisy for they had believed
in him. This is clear in His saying: "These people are the truthful ones."

After that, Allah praised Ansar as He
referred to their distinctive deeds, affection to the emigrants whom they
preferred to themselves without showing any sort of envy or malice towards
them. Thus, Allah praised them so highly in His saying: Those who established
a community center and embraced the faith before the arrival of the immigrants
love those who have come to their town. They are not jealous of what is given
to the immigrants. They give preference to them over themselves - even
concerning the things that they themselves urgently need. Whoever controls his
greed will have everlasting happiness. (Holy Qur'an 59:9).

After the conquest of Makkah, some
men were very malicious for the Muslims who overcame them in the battles and
seized their properties, but when they converted to Islam with full loyalty,
they sought Allah's forgiveness for their previous polytheism. They also
prayed to Him to clean their heart from such feelings of malice against those
who preceded them to faith. They also supplicated to Allah to forgive those
believers so that their hearts will be thoroughly clean and the two became
brothers.
Allah, accordingly, praised those people exclusively. He said: Those who came
later say: Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in the faith, and
clear our hearts of any ill will against the believers. Lord, You are
Compassionate and All-merciful. (Holy Qur'an 59:10).

The Prophet(S.A.W.) gave the
Qureishite muhajirs each according to his need that he estimated, because the
spoils were not divided into five shares equally. He (S.A.W.) gave all the
spoils to the Qureishite muhajirs and two men of the Ansar, namely
Sahl-bin-Hunayf and Simak-bin-Kharasha (Abu-Dudgana) for their urgent need. He
gave them out of his own share. He also dedicated seven gardens from the
spoils of the clans of Quraizha and Annazheer, that no horses or camels were
exhausted for capturing them, to himself. Fadak was one of these gardens which
no horses or camels were exhausted for capturing it.

Khaybar was a city three-day walk
away from Madinah. It was within the properties of the Jews, but it was seized
after a war. Therefore, the Prophet(S.A.W.) divided its properties as same as
the distribution of the spoils of the battle of Badr. In this regard, Allah
says: Whatever Allah grants to His messenger (out of the property) of the
people of the towns, belongs to Allah, the Messenger, the kinsfolk, the
orphans, the destitute and to those who may become needy while on a journey,
so that it will not circulate only in the hands of rich ones among them. Take
only what the Messenger gives to you and desist from what he forbids you. Have
fear of Allah; Allah is severe in His retribution. (Holy Qur'an 59:7).
These were the ways of the distributions of the other kind of spoils.

The Prophet said
to Ali: "Do you possess anything (which you can pay for the dowry) to marry
Fatima'?" Imam Ali answered: "May my parents be your sacrifice! By Allah,
there is not a thing of my affairs hidden from you; I own my sword, shield and
the camel which I use for irrigation!!" Indeed, this was everything that Ali
possessed in this world when he was about to get married!!

The Messenger
openheartedly listened to Ali and said: "Ali, you cannot do without your
sword, for you have to struggle with it and defend yourself against the
enemies of Allah. As for your camel, you need it to irrigate palm trees and
support your family, and you need it as a means of travel But I accept the
shield as a dowry from you; thus, sell it and bring me the money!!"
Ali had won this shield from the booty of the battle of Badr. It was given to
him by the Messenger, who named it Al-Hademah; because it destroyed all the
swords which stuck it.

He (p.b.u.h) said:
"Avoid exaggeration in the (amounts of) dowries, because this causes enmity
(between you)."

Naturally, Ali's
marriage to Fatima Zahra (a.s) raised envy and enmity in the hearts of some
men; especially those who were rejected by Fatima and her father when they had
asked for her hand. So it was not strange to see some Quraishans come to the
Prophet and say: "Surely you have taken a lowly dowry for Fatima from Ali."
The Prophet replied:
"It was not I who gave (Fatima to) Ali in marriage, rather Allah did so on the
night of ascension near the Lotus tree (in the seventh Heaven)..." He then
added: "Verily I am a man just like you, I many (from) your women and give you
my (marriageable) women in marriage, save Fatima, for her marriage was
revealed in Heaven." The Prophet gave Abu Bakr some money and asked him to
accompany Bilal and Salman, (or Ammar Ibn Yasir) to buy some household
necessities for Fatima's house. The Prophet said to Abu Bakr: "Buy some
appropriate household necessities for my daughter with this money."

Allah's Messenger
(S) paid special attention to Fatima Zahra (A), which he did not bestow on his
other daughters for the following reasons:
A. Her special characteristics and noble traits.

B. Her husband is
Ali Ibn Abu Talib, who is known for his talents and longstanding service to
Islam-besides being the Prophet's cousin.

C. The Prophet
also knew that his daughter was going to be included in the verse of
purification, the verse of Mubahelah (supplication), and the verse of Kinship.

D. Fatima also is
the mother of the Holy Imams who will lead humanity until the Day of
Resurrection.

Once his wife
Ayesha (R.A.) asked him, "Do you love Fatima Zahra so much, that when she
arrives you get up from your place to give respect to her and kiss her hands
and make her sit next to yourself?"

He replied, "Oh
Ayesha! If you come to know why I love Fatima so much, you shall also love
her." He considered her the part and parcel of his life, and used to say
repeatedly, "Fatima (S.A.) is a piece of me, whosoever tortures her he has
tortured me, and whoever pleases her has pleased me."

One day, the
Prophet (P.B.U.H.) of Islam said, "Oh Fatima God gets pleased on your being
pleased and gets furious due to your unhappiness and displeasure.

The revelation
came and Fatima's husband was also nominated. God ordered the Prophet
(P.B.U.H.), "Oh my prophet get the light (Noor) married to the light i.e., get
Fatima (S.A.) married with Ali (A.S.)."

When Ali (A.S.)
approached the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) to request the hand of Fatima (S.A.) in
marriage, although he had nothing with him from the wealth of the world, yet
he possessed a gem, which was the reflection of every thing including piety
and human nobility.

The Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) having acceded to his request entered the house to ask Fatima
(S.A.) her opinion about it. He said to her "Oh daughter you know fully well
that Ali (A.S.) is the one who was the first ever faithful out of the lot. I
had prayed to God, to give the best husband for you. Therefore, God has
selected Ali (A.S.) for your husband, so what is your opinion?"
Fatima (S.A.) remained silent. The father took her silence as the token of her
being agreed and got her married with him.

One day, when he
(P.B.U.H.) visited Fatima's (S.A.) house he (P.B.U.H.) saw that Ali (A.S.) and
Fatima (S.A.) were sleeping and Imam Hassan (A.S.) was weeping due to hunger.
The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) slowly picked up the pot, milked the goat, and fed the
child who then became silent.

Once, He
(P.B.U.H.) was passing by the house of Fatima (S.A.) when suddenly he
(P.B.U.H.) heard Imam Hussain (A.S.) crying. He came back to her home and
said, "Oh Fatima! Don't you know that I get upset by the weeping of this
child?"

The Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) was on the bed of ailment and illness. His head was in the lap of
Ali (A.S.) and Fatima (S.A.) was weeping holding the hand of her father.
Suddenly, the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) opened his eyes and when he saw her weeping.
He (P.B.U.H.) said, "Oh daughter! Recite the holy Quran for me." Fatima (S.A.)
recited a few verses from the holy Quran. The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) by getting
her dear daughter recite the verses meant to listen her voice in the last
moments of his life. No sooner, the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) passed away the house
turned into a mourning house. The delicate heart of Fatima (S.A.) took a deep
effect by her father's death.

Only a few hours
later, another big grief took shape i.e., the right of her husband was
extorted and usurped. Fatima (S.A.), with the help of a few faithful
companions of his father, defended the right of her husband strongly. So far
so, that one day she went to the Prophet's mosque along with the women of Bani
Hashim and Ansar and by delivering a speech described her object and point of
view. So that, all the audience started weeping. But there was no body to give
a positive response to the voice of Fatima (S.A.).

They were no
longer true and faithful. Their faces were covered with the dust of
abjectness, misery and misfortune. She returned to her house with a heave and
grieved heart and said to Ali (A.S.), "Oh Abul Hassan why have you sit down
with your hands upon each other like weak, feeble, powerless and unable men
and why don't you defend your right?" Ali (A.S.) said, "Oh the daughter of
Prophet (P.B.U.H.) Do you not want that your father's name be pronounced in
the mosque? Don't you have the desire that the cause and mission of your
father remains alive? Fatima (S.A.) said, "Why not?"

Then he said, "If
I draw the sword today (as the enemy wishes) the efforts of your father will
be finished and we will become unsuccessful. On hearing this, Fatima (S.A.)
got silent and thereafter, she did not utter any word. She started her silent
war in the same manner as her husband Ali (A.S.) spent twenty-five years in a
great-oppressed state.
"Innalil laha ina ilayha rajaoon"

Volume 6 of Bihar
Al-Anwar.
Gabriel descended to the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.) and told him: 0
Muhammad! The Most Exalted sends His peace upon you and commands you to
refrain from (coming close to) Khadija for forty days.
It was difficult for the Prophet, who loved and adored Khadija to do so;
nevertheless (in obedience to Allah’s command) he spent forty days fasting and
praying nights. When it was close to the end of the forty days, he (P.B.U.H.)
summoned Ammar Ibn Yasser and
asked him to go to Khadija and tell her: "0 Khadija! do not assume that my
separation from you means abandoning or forsaking you, rather my Lord
commanded me to do so, so expect nothing save benevolence, for surely Allah
(exalted is His Name) praises you to His most honorable angels several times a
day. Therefore, with food nightfall, close the door and lay down to sleep; for
I will be staying food at Fatima Bint Assad’s house." This brought sad tidings
to Khadija who missed having the Prophet by her side.
At the end of the forty days, Gabriel once again descended to Allah’s
Messenger and said: "0 Muhammad! The Most Exalted sends His peace upon you and
commands you to be prepared for His salutation and gift."
The Prophet said:
"Gabriel! What is the Lord of the world’s gift and what is His salutation?"
Gabriel said: "I have no knowledge of it."
At that moment, Michael descended with a plate covered with a kerchief made of
brocade or sarcenet and presented it to the Prophet! Gabriel said to him
(P.B.U.H.)
"0 Muhammad, your Lord commands you to break your fasting with this food
tonight."

Imam Ali Ibn Abu
Talib (A.S.) said in this regard: "The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) used to order me to
open the door to whoever wanted to join him when he came to break his fast,
but that night he ordered me to guard the door of the house and said to me: ‘0
son of Abu Talib! this food is forbidden to everyone save me.

The He (P.B.U.H.)
said: "I sat at the door, and the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) uncovered the plate, in
privacy, tofind a cluster of dates and a bunch of grapes. He ate until
satisfied and drank his need of water, He then extended his hands to he
washed, so Gabriel poured the water, Michael washed his hands, and Israfil
dried them. Thereafter, the remaining food with the plate ascended to heaven.
Then he (P.B.U.H.) started to prepare him for prayers when Gabriel said to
hint:
Prayer is forbidden to you until you go to Khadija’s house and perform coition
with he;; for Allah (Glory be to Him) ordained upon Himself to create noble
progeny from you tonight. So he rushed to Khadija’s house.’
Khadija said: "I had gotten used to seclusion by that time, so when night
arrived I covered my head put down the curtains, locked the doors, performed
my prayers, put out the lantern, and retired to my bed. That night while I was
between the states of sleeping and being awake, the Prophet knocked on the
door so I exclaimed that who is knocking on the door that only Muhammad knocks
on?
The Prophet gently and politely replied:
Open the door Khadija, I any Muhammad.
Khadija said:
"I cheerfully got up and opened the door for the Prophet to come in. He
(P.B.U.H.) usually requested the water jug to perform ablution and two short
prayer prostration before he retired? On the contrary’, that night he
(P.B.U.H.) did not request the jug nor did he perform prayers instead, what
occurs between a woman and he (P.B.U.H.) occurred between us. And by Allah,
who created the heavens and caused water to come out springs before the
Prophet left me, I felt Fatima’s weight in my womb.
It can he concluded from the above mentioned narration that:
Allah Almighty commanded His Messenger to abandon Khadija a period of time so
that his longing and wanting her increased.
He (P.B.U.H.) performed more worship so as to achieve a higher level of
spirituality and sacredness, as a result of being in constant contact with the
heavenly world.
He (P.B.U.H.) broke his fast on the pure heavenly gift, which was quickly
transformed into sperm because of its delicateness.
The sperm was produced from eating a delicate heavenly food that differs from
material nutrition.
The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) immediately proceeded to Khadija’s house in order to
transfer the sperm to her womb after the previously mentioned preparations.
The following Sunni scholars mentioned this narration with minor variations
between some of their accounts of it: nKharazmi in his book Maqtal Al- Hussain
P. 63 , 68.
Dhahabi in Al-Etedal v.2, p. 26. Talkhees AI-Mustadrak V.3, p. 156. Asqalani
in Lisan Al-Mizan V. 4, p. 36. In addition, there are various traditions with
minor verbal differences and the same fundamental meaning that Fatima Zahra
(A.S.) was created from a sperm produced from heavenly food. We mention herein
some of these narration and restrict ourselves to the part which are related
to our subject in observance of briefness and omit the rest:

Imam Reza (A.S.)
said: "The Prophet said (P.B.U.H.) ‘On the night of my ascension to Heaven,
Gabriel took my hand and led me into Paradise, then he handed me dates from
which I ate; those dates were formed into sperm. When I descended to Earth, I
came unto Khadija who became pregnant with Fatima; thus, Fatima is a human
huri, whom whenever I long for Paradise I smell’

Al-Bihar: 'The
Messenger of Allah (S) said: "As for my daughter Fatima, she is the mistress
of all women; from the beginning of history until the end. She is part of me;
she is the light of my eye and the fruit of my heart.' 'Fatima is my spirit,
which I hold in me; she is a human huri. Whenever she keeps up prayer in her
Mehrab before her Lord, her light illuminates to the angels in Heaven just as
a star shines to mankind on Earth. So Allah, Exalted is His name, says to the
angels:
'My angels, look at my servant, Fatima, who is the mistress of all my female
servants, keeping up prayers before Me. Her limbs shake from fear of Me and
she worships Me whole heartedly. Bear witness that I have safeguarded her
Shiites (followers) from Hellfire..."'

He (P.B.U.H.)
commented: "Indeed, for Gabriel brought me an apple from heaven, which I ate
and it was transformed into sperm that I placed in Khadija who later bore
Fatima. Hence, I smell paradise’s fragrance in her."

Ibn Abbas said:
‘Aisha entered the house while the Messenger of Allah was kissing Fatima, so
she said: ‘Do you love her, 0 Messenger of Allah?’
He replied: ‘Indeed, by Allah if you knew the extent of my love for her, your
love would increase for her. When I was in the forth heaven... (until he said)
that I found these dates softer than butter, more pleasant than musk and
sweeter than honey. So when I descended to earth, I came unto Khadija and she
bore Fatima. Thus, Fatima is a human huri, when ever l long for paradise I
smell her.’

Some noble
narrators mentioned that one day Lady Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her)
asked the Master of creatures (the Prophet (P.B.U.H.)) to show her a fruit
from the Dwell of Peace (Paradise). Thus, Gabriel brought him who was chosen
above all (P.B.U.H.) two apples from Paradise and said:
‘0 Muhammad, He who appointed a due proportion for all things says to you:

"Eat one apple and
give the other to Lady Khadija, then come unto her, for I will create from you
(both) Fatima Zahra."’ The Chosen One (P.B.U.H.) did what The Guardian
(Gabriel) told him to do, and...(until he said). Thus, whenever the Chosen One
(P.B.U.H.) longed for Paradise and its greatness, he would kiss Fatima and
smell her beautiful fragrance and say: ‘Fatima is a human huri.

One day, the
Prophet entered the house and found Khadija speaking to someone while no one
was in the room with her. He (P.B.U.H.) inquired as to whom she was speaking;
she replied:
‘That which in my womb, surely it speaks to me.’
Then the Prophet said:
‘Rejoice Khadija, for this is the girl whom Allah has made to be the mother of
eleven of my successors who will come after me and after their father.
Shuab Ibn Saad Al-Misri mentioned the following in Ar Rawd Al-Faeq p. 214:

"At the time when
Khadija’s pregnancy had become apparent, the infidels asked the Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) to show them the splitting of the moon; upon hearing this Khadija
declared:
"0 what a disappointment it would he! Had Muhammad lied while he is the best
Messenger of my Lord?"
It was then that Fatima called Khadija from her womb and said:
"0 Mother, do not be grieved nor sorrowful, for surely Allah is with my
father." When Fatima was born, the skies became illuminated from the
brightness of her face.

During the time of
the illness of the Holy Prophet (saw)
Fatimah (as), Prophet Muhammad's (saaw) only living child, used to visit him
every day during his illness. He always rose to greet her and gave her the
most comfortable place. Aisha saw her crying beside him, then she saw her
laugh immediately afterwards. When she was alone with her, she asked her what
had made her cry, then what had made her laugh immediately afterwards, and she
said, 'I am not to betray the confidence of the Messenger of Allah (saaw).'
After Muhammad (saaw) had passed away, she explained to Aisha. She had cried
because he told her he would be collected to Allah (swt) in this illness, then
she laughed when he told her she would be the first of his family to join him.
Six months later Fatimah (as) had also passed away.

Holy Prophet (saw)
said, “Every fourty houses in front, at the back, on the right and on the left
are to be considered as neighbours”.

Therefore, the
meaning of the Prophet’s saying: "Religion succeeded and became manifest only
through Ali’s sword and Khadija‘s property,"

Once the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) mentioned Khadija
near Aisha,
Aisha responded: "She was not but a such and such of an old lady, and Allah
replaced her with a better one for you." He replied:
"Indeed Allah did not grant me better than her; she accepted me when people
rejected me, she believed in me when people doubted me, she shared her wealth
with me when people deprived me, and Allah granted me children only through
her. "My
father said to me: `He who prays on your behalf, Allah, Exalted and Glorified
is He, shall forgive him and make him join me wherever I may be in Paradise."

It is reported in
Bihar that Ali (A) said to a man from Bani Sae'ed:
"Should I speak to you about Fatima and Myself?
She was my spouse who was the most beloved to the Prophet. Once, she carried
water using a waterskin until it scarred her chest, she ground (grain) using a
hand mill until blisters appeared on her hands, she swept the floor until her
clothes became dusty and lit the fire under the cooking pot until her clothes
became mud colored from the smoke.
Fatima was inflicted by great pain as a result of this, so I said to her:
`Why don't you ask your father for a servant to relieve you from these jobs?'
When Fatima (A) went to the Prophet she found that he had company; and was too
shy to talk to him, so she left the house. But the Prophet (S) knew that she
had come for something."
Imam Ali (A) continued:
"The next morning, the Prophet came to the house while we were still under our
quilt and said:
'Assalamu Alaikum!'
Yet because we were ashamed (of being under the quilt), we preferred to remain
silent.
The Prophet once again said:
'Assalamu Alaikum!'
Once again we remained silent. Then for the third time the Prophet said
'Assalamu Alaikum'. Now we feared that he would depart, for it was the
prophet's habit to say Assalamu alaikum three times and then wait for
permission to enter or leave.
So I said:
`Wa Alaik As-Salam, Messenger of Allah! Come in.'
He (S) sat near our heads and said: 'Fatima, what was your need when you came
to Muhammad yesterday?'
Imam Ali added: "I was afraid that she (Fatima) would not tell him, so I
pulled my head from under the cover and said:
"I will inform you, Messenger of Allah!
Surely she carried water using a water skin until her chest was scarred, she
ground (grain) using a hand mill until blisters appeared on her hands, she
swept the floor until her clothes became dusty and lit the fire under the
cooling pot until her clothes were mud colored from the smoke. So 1 said to
he:
`Why don't ask your father for a servant to relieve you form these jobs?'"
The Prophet (S) upon hearing this, said:
`Shall I teach you something that is better for you than a servant and a world
with everything in it? After every prayer say: Allahu Akbar thirty four (34)
times, Alhamdulillah thirty three (33) times and Subhan Allah thirty three
(33) times then conclude that with la illaha ila Allah. Surely this is better
for you than that which you wanted and the world and its belongings.'
Thus, Fatima adhered to this glorification after every prayer; and it came to
be known as `Tasbih Fatima.'
'Abu Haroun, surely we command our children to adhere to `Tasbih Fatima' the
same way we command them to perform prayers. So perform the tasbih, for
whoever adheres to it shall never be miserable.'"
In reference to Fatima's beads, it was reported in Makarim al-Akhlaq that it
was made of woven wool threads which had knots by the number of Takbir (Allahu
Akbar), until when Hamza Ibn Abdal Muttalib (A) was martyred, she made them
from the mud of his grave.
Since the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (A), people have been using the mud
surrounding his tomb for making beads for the great blessings, which lie in
it.

It has been reported in Bihar that Imam Ali (A)
said:
"Once, the Messenger of Allah came to us while Fatima was sitting near the pot
and I was cleaning some lentils; when the Prophet saw us he said:
'Abu Al-Hassan!'
I said: 'At your service! O Messenger of Allah!'
He then said: `Listen to me, for I say not save that which is the word of
Lord: There is not a man who helps his wife in her housework, save that with
very hair on his body a whole year of worship-during which he fasted the days
and kept up the nights in prayer is counted for him....' Although Fatima's
dowry was modest, because of the Messenger's wish to set an example for the
Muslims and for other implicit reasons, Fatima Zahra (A) did not ignore her
greatness and exalted identity to obtain a fantastic gift for her wedding.
Fatima's drive for excellence and perfection motivated her to ask for the
right of intercedence-if Allah willed-for the sinners among the Muslims.

The Messenger (S)
performed the engagement proceedings in the mosque while he was on the Minbar,
in the presence of the Muslims, so as to enact the practice of announcing and
assigning witnesses to engagement proceedings; and specified the amount of
dowry, so that the Muslims could follow his practice in requesting modest
dowries for marriages. He said: "Avoid exaggeration in the (amounts of)
dowries, because this causes enmity (between you)."

More interesting
is the following statement that was mentioned in Safinat al-Bihar on the
authority of Mujahid in which Asma was said to have been present at Aisha's
marriage. In the statement it was claimed that Asma said:
"I was the one who, in the company of other women, prepared Aisha and brought
her to the Messenger of Allah. By Allah, he had not but a cup of buttermilk
which he drank and gave to Aisha; but she was too shy to take it, so I said to
her: 'Do not reject it; it is from the hand of the Prophet.'
She then took it and after drinking some, he (S) said: `Give some to your
friends.' But the women did not desire any.
The Prophet then said: 'Do not gather hunger and lying together.'
I said: `Messenger of Allah, is it considered lying if one of us says she does
not like something?'
The Prophet replied: `Surely lying is counted (against the person) up to the
point that even a small lie is recorded too."

Al-Majlisi (May
Allah bless his soul) narrated in Bihar that Imam Sadiq (A) said:
"The Messenger of Allah entered his house to find Aisha yelling at Fatima,
saying:
`By Allah, O Khadija's daughter, you feel that your mother was better than us;
but what favor does she have above us? Is she not saved like us?'
The Prophet (S) heard Aisha's shouting. When Fatima saw him, she began to cry;
the Prophet (S) then said:
`What makes you cry, O daughter of Muhammad?'
Fatima said: 'Aisha degraded my mother, and this has caused me to cry.'
The Messenger of Allah (S) angrily said: `Hush, O Humaira (reddish woman)!!
Surely Allah (Exalted is His Name) blessed this devoted and fertile woman; and
Khadija (may Allah bless her soul) gave birth to my children, Al-Tahir
(Abdullah) who was purified and A1-Qasim; but Allah has created you with a
sterile womb so you do not give birth to any children."

Historians write
that Khadeejah (as) began to sense the presence of a refreshing fragrance
around her wherever she went.She asked her husband why it was so and He (saw)
replied;
“You are carrying Fatimah in your womb and the fragrance is of paradise which
she has brought with her”

She was named
Fatimah by Allah (SWT).Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) has said;
The Messenger of Allah said; O’Fatimah! Do you know why you have been given
the name Fatimah?
Ali(as) asked; Why was she named Fatimah?
He (saw) replied;Because she and her followers are protected from hell”.

Following are
several narrations reported by Ahlul-Bayt (A) regarding Fatima (A) on the Last
Day: 1. Hakim reported in Al-Mustadrak v.2, p.153 that Ali (S) said:
"I heard the Prophet say:
"On the Day of Rising, a caller shall announce from beyond the veil: "O
gathered people, lower your eyes so that Fatima, the Daughter of Muhammad, may
pass."
This narration has also been reported by: Ibn Al-Athir in Usd al-Ghaba v.5,
p.523;
Ganji Shafiee in Kifayat At-Talib p. 212; Dhahabi in Mizan al-Etedal v.2,
p.18; and by
Hamwini in Yanabi' al-Mawaddah p.104, who added the following to it:

Ali (A) reported
that the Prophet said:
"On the Day of Rising, a caller shall call from the sole of the Throne:

"O people of
Resurrection, cast your eyes down, so that Fatima Bint Muhammad may pass-while
holding Al-Hussain's shirt, which will (still) be saturated with blood.' She
will then embrace the leg of the Throne and say: "O (Allah), You are the
Omnipotent and Just; pass the judgment between me and those who killed my
son." (The Prophet (S) added): "Then He shall judge according to my Sunnah, by
the Lord of Kaaba, Fatima will then say:

"O Allah! grant me
intercedence for everyone who cried for his disaster; Allah will then grant
her intercedence for them."

Bihar v.6: 'Once,
the Prophet (S) summoned Ali, Fatima, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain (A) and ordered
everyone present in the house to leave. He then ordered Umme Salama to stand
at the door so no one could come near it.
The Prophet (S) then said to Ali: "Come near me."
Ali came near as the Prophet asked; he then held Fatima's hand and put it on
his chest for a long time, and held Ali's hand in his other hand. When the
Prophet tried to speak, he was overtaken by tears and was unable to do so.
Therefore, Ali, Fatima, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain cried when they saw him (S)
crying.

Fatima then said:
"Messenger of Allah! You have broken my heart and brought sorrow to me with
your crying. You are the Master of all Prophets and the trusted Prophet of
your Lord; you are the beloved Prophet of Allah! Who do I have for my children
after you? Who do I have to protect me from the humiliation, which will
inflict me after you? Who does Ali, your brother and the helper of your
religion, have after you? Who is to (attend to) Allah's revelation and
affair?"

Fatima then broke
down crying and embraced him together with Ali, Hassan and Hussain (A). The
Prophet raised his head, and while holding Fatima's hand, he placed it in
Ali's hand and said:
'Abu Al-Hassan, she is Allah's and His Messenger's, Muhammad, trust to you.
Therefore, keep Allah's and His Messenger's trust by protecting her. Surely I
know you will.'

'Ali, this
(Fatima) by Allah, is the Mistress of all women of Paradise; this, by Allah,
is (like) Maryam al-Kubra.'
'By Allah, before I reached this state, I asked Allah (certain things) for you
and I, and He surely has given me what I asked.'
'Ali, Execute that which Fatima commands you to do, for I have commanded her
to (perform certain affairs) which Gabriel ordered me to do. Be informed, Ali
that I am satisfied with him who my daughter is satisfied with, so is my Lord
and the angels.
'Ali, Cursed is he who oppresses her;
Cursed is he who usurps her right;
Cursed is he who violates her sanctity..."
The Prophet then embraced Fatima (A), kissed her hand and said:
"May your father be your sacrifice, Fatima."
At that moment, the Messenger of Allah was putting his head on Ali's chest;
but his love for Fatima kept driving him to embrace and kiss her repeatedly.
He cried until his tears made his beard and shirt wet.

Imam Hassan and
Imam Hussain (A) began crying and kissing his feet; when Imam Ali (A) tried to
separate them, the Prophet said:
"Let them smell me and let me smell them;
Let them be near me, surely they will be afflicted with sorrows and difficult
problems after me. May Allah curse him who abuses them.'
O Allah!! I commend them to your protection and to the protection of the
righteous believers."
Meanwhile, Fatima (A) was speaking to her father with a crying voice and
saying:
"May my soul be your sacrifice!
May my face prevent harm from your face!
Father, can you not speak a word to me?!
Surely I see the knights of death attacking you fiercely!!"
Allah's Messenger then said:
"Daughter, I am leaving you;
thus, peace be upon you from me"

The Holy Prophet
her Father(pbuh&hf) loved her very much Whenever she would go to the house of
her father The Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf) would stand up out of respect to her.
Whenever he greeted her, and he would honour her by giving her a special place
to seat herself in his house. Very often Her Father(pbuh&hf) would softly kiss
her hands and say, "Allah, The Most High; is pleased when Fatimah(a.s.) is
pleased. He is angered; whenever Fatimah is angered!"

Among the signs
indicating Fatimah's exalted status with Allah is an incident related by both
Shi'i and Sunni traditionists on the authority of Maymunah (the Holy Prophet's
wife), who reported that Fatimah(a.s.) was found asleep one day, the handmill
beside her turning of its own accord. She informed the Apostle of Allah of
this, and he said: "Allah knew the weak condition of His handmaid; He thus
inspired the handmill to turn by itself, and so it did." Among the reports
asserting her excellence and high distinction over all other women is the
tradition reported on the authority of `A'ishah who said: "I never saw a man
more beloved of the Apostle of Allah than `Ali(a.s.), or a woman more dear to
him than Fatimah(a.s.)."

Sunni
traditionists also reported on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful
Imam Ali(a.s.)who said: "I asked the Messenger of Allah, `Who is more beloved
to you, Fatimah(a.s.) or I?' He answered, `Fatimah(a.s.) is more beloved to
me, and you are dearer to me than she is.' " These traditionists also reported
from Anas ibn Malik that: "Fatimah(a.s.) is the most excellent of all the
women of the world." In another tradition it is reported that the Holy
Prophet(pbuh&hf) said: "The most excellent among the women of the world are:
Maryam daughter of `Imran (that is, the virgin Mary), Asiyah daughter of
Muzahim (wife of Pharaoh), Khadijah daughter of Khuwaylid and Fatimah(a.s.)
daughter of Muhammad(pbuh&hf)" It is also related on the authority of Ibn
`Abbas who said: "The most excellent of the women of Paradise are: Khadijah
daughter of Khuwaylid, Fatimah(a.s.) daughter of Muhammad, Maryam daughter of
`Imran and Asiyah daughter of Muzahim." Traditionists report that `Abdu
'r-Rahman ibn `Awf said: "I heard the Apostle of Allah say, `I am a tree,
Fatimah(a.s.) is its trunk and 'Ali(a.s.) is its pollen. Hasan(a.s.) and
Husayn(a.s.) are its fruits, and our followers (Shi'ah) are its leaves. The
roots of the tree are in the Garden of Eden, and its trunk, fruits and leaves
are in Paradise.' "

Traditionists
further report on the authority of `A'ishah that: "Whenever Fatimah(a.s.) came
to the Messenger of Allah, he would rise from his seat, kiss her on the
forehead, and make her sit with him." Traditionists have also reported on the
authority of 'Ali ibn Ibrahim al-Qommi in his commentary of the Holy Qur'an,
as related on the authority of the sixth Imam as-Sadiq, Ja'far ibn
Muhammad(a.s.), who said: "We were told that our forefathers said that the
Messenger of Allah often indulged in kissing the mouth of Fatimah(a.s.) the
mistress of the women of the world, so that `A'ishah finally protested saying,
`O Messenger of Allah, I see you indulge so often in kissing the mouth of
Fatimah(a.s.) and placing your tongue in her mouth.' He answered, `Yes, O
`A'ishah, when I was taken up to heaven, Gabriel took me into Paradise and
brought me near the tree of Tuba (beatitude). He gave me an apple of its
fruits which I ate. Thus when I returned to earth, Khadijah, conceived
Fatimah(a.s.). Whenever, therefore, I yearn for Paradise, I kiss her and place
my tongue in her mouth, for I find in her the fragrance of Paradise. I also
sense in her the fragrance of the tree of Tuba. Fatimah(a.s.) is thus a
celestial human being.' "

In the Sahih of
al-Tirmidhi, Ya'la bin Murrah is quoted to have said, "The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.) said, 'Hussein is from me and i am from Hussein. Allah loves whoever
loves Hussein. Hussein is a disciple of the disciples."

Salman al-Farsi is
reported to have said, "I heard the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.) saying, 'Hassan
and Hussein are my two sons. Whoever loves them then he loves me. And whoever
dislikes them then he dislikes me. And whoever dislikes me then Allah dislikes
him. And whomever Allah dislikes, He will throw him into hell face downward.'"

Al-Bara' bin Azib
is quoted to have said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) carrying
Hussein bin Ali (a.s.) on his shoulder. He was saying, 'O Lord! I do love him
so love him.'"

Abdullah bin
Mas'ood is reported to have said, "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said,
concerning Hassan and Hussein, 'These are my two sons, whoever loves them then
he loves me. And whoever dislikes them he dislikes me.'"

Ali bin Hussein
(a.s.) said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his
grandfather (a.s.), "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) took the arms of Hassan
and Hussein and said, 'Whoever loves me and loves these two and their father,
he will certainly be with me on the Day of Judgment.'"

Usamah ibn Zayd
narrated: I went to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) one night about something I
required and he came out with something (I did not know what) under his cloak.
When I had finished telling him my business I asked him what he had under his
cloak, and when he opened it I saw al-Hasan and al-Husayn on his hips.

He then said,
"These are my sons and my daughter's sons. O Allah, I love them, so I beseech
Thee to love them and those who love them." Sunni References: - Sahih
Tirmidhi, per: - Mishkat al-Masabih, by Khatib al-Tabrizi, English Version,
Tradition #6156

Anas ibn Malik
Narrated: When Allah's Messenger (S.A.W.) was asked which member of his family
was dearest to him, he replied, "Al-Hasan and al-Husain." He used to say to
Fatimah, "Call my two sons to me," and then would sniff and cuddle them Sunni
References: - Sahih Tirmidhi, per: - Mishkat al-Masabih, by Khatib al-Tabrizi,
English Version, Tradition #6158

Anas Ibn Malik
said: "The head of al-Husain was brought to Ubaidullah Ibn Ziyad and was put
in a tray, and then Ibn Ziyad started playing with a stick at the nose and
mouth of al-Husain's head, and saying something about his handsome features."
Anas then said (to him): "Al-Husain resembled the Prophet more than any other
people." Sunni Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Arabic-English, v5, Tradition #91

The Holy
Prophet(S.A.W.) Crying For Imam Husain(A.S.) Narrated Salma: "I went to visit
Umm Salamah and found her weeping. I asked her what was making her weep and
she replied that she had seen Allah's Messenger (S.A.W.) (meaning in a dream)
with dust on his head and beard. She asked him what was the matter and he
replied, `I have just been present at the slaying of al-Husayn.'" - Sahih
Tirmidhi, per: - Mishkat al-Masabih, by Khatib al-Tabrizi, English Version,
Tradition #6157

Narrated Abdullah
Ibn Abbas: One day at midday he saw in a dream the Prophet (S.A.W.) disheveled
and dusty with a bottle containing blood in his hand and said, "You for whom I
would give my father and mother as ransom, what is this?" He replied, "This is
the blood of al-Husayn and his companions which I have been collecting today."
He told that he was reckoning that time and found that he had been killed at
that time. - Musnad Ahmad Hanbal; - Dala'il an-Nubuwwah, by al-Bayhaqi; per: -
Mishkat al-Masabih, by Khatib al-Tabrizi, English Version, Tradition #6172

Aisha narrated:
The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said: "Gabriel informed me that my grandson al-
Husain (A.S.) will be killed after me in the land of al-Taff and brought me
this Turbah (mudd/soil) and informed me that this is the soil of the place he
will be martyred."
Sunni reference: - Tabaqat, by Ibn Sa'd, - al-Tabarani, as quoted in: -
al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar Haythami, Ch. 11, section 3, p292

You would see him
holding on to Ali (A.S.), the master of his progeny, his cousin and father of
his "sons", in the middle of the road he would kiss him and repeat his saying:
"My father is your ransom. (You) The lonely the martyr." As reported by
'Aesha, the mother of believers, Sunni references: · al-Hafidh abu-Yaala
al-Mousilly, in his Musnad
an many scholars took from him. Many of the narrators reported the correct
hadeeth of Ibn-Abbas: "I went out with the prophet (S.A.W.) and Ali (A.S.) by
the walls of Madina, we passed by a garden. Ali (A.S.) said: What a beautiful
garden this is Oh' prophet of Allah? He (the prophet) said: Your garden in
Paradise is more beautiful than this. Then he pointed with his hand to his
(Ali's) head and beard and cried till he was loudly crying. We said: What
makes you cry? He said: Hatred in the hearts of a people, they do not display
till they loose me."

In a narration
according to Anas bin Malik:"Then the prophet put his head on one of Ali's
shoulders and cried. He said to him: What makes you cry, Oh, messenger of
Allah? He said: Hatred in the chests of peoples, they don't display until I
depart from this world."Also, according to Ameerul Moemineen (Ali):
"When the road was clear for me, he hugged me and cried loudly. I said: Oh
messenger of Allah, what makes you cry? He said: Hatred in the chests of
peoples, they don't display to you until after me."Sunni Ref, where all three
narrations are recorded:· Musnad al-Bazzaz;· al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer, al-Tabarani
, · Musnad abu-Ya'la ,· Tareekh al-Sham, Ibn 'Asakir ,· Majma' al-Haithami , ·
more references can be found in "Al-Ghadeer", by al-Ameeni.

The Holy Prophet
(S.A.W.) used to attend to his (Ali's) patience and solidarity and say (s) to
him (as): "How is your patience if that was dyed (colored) from this? Pointing
with his hand to his beard and head. Ali said: Wasn't I tested when I was
tested, so this is not from among the things of patience, but it is from those
of good tidings and dignity." So the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) is pleased with
such beautiful expressions, which describes the greatness of Ali's self and
his love in the way of Allah, Almighty.
Sunni Ref: · al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer, al-Tabarani.

Aisha Bint Talha
quoted Aisha as saying:
"I have not seen anyone more similar to the Messenger in speech and dialogue
than Fatima. Whenever she entered the house, he would greet her, kiss her
hands and ask her to sit near him. Likewise, when he entered the house, she
would greet him, kiss his hands and etc....."

Ibn Umar said:
"Once the Prophet (S) kissed Fatima's head and said: `May your father be your
sacrifice; stay as you are ...."

According to
Dhakhear al-Uqbi, Aisha said:
"Once the Messenger of Allah kissed Fatima's throat so I said, Messenger of
Allah! You have done something which you have not done before!"
The Prophet answered: "Aisha, whenever I long for Paradise, I kiss Fatima's
throat."

Qandouzi reported
that Aisha said:
"Whenever the Prophet returned from a trip, he would kiss Fatima's throat and
say:
"From her, I do smell the fragrance of Paradise."

Baghawi in his
book Masabeh As-Sunna writes that the Prophet said to Fatima:
"Is it not satisfying to you to be the Mistress of the women of the world?"

Hakim Nishabouri
reported in his book Mustadrakthat he said to Fatima:
"Is it not satisfying to you to be the Mistress of the women of the world,
this Ummah and believing women?"

Qanduzi reported
in Yanabi' al-Mawaddah p.260. that the Prophet (S) said: "She was safeguarded
from menstruation and childbed (bleeding)."

Muhammad Salih
al-Kashfi al-Hanafi reported in Al-Manaqib that the Prophet (S) said: "Fatima
was called Al-Batoul because she was safeguarded and relieved from that which
women encounter every month (menstruation)."

A1-Amr-Tasri
narrates in Arjah al-Matalib that the Prophet (S) was asked about the meaning
of Batoul-someone said to him: "Messenger of Allah, we have heard you say that
Maryam is Batoul and Fatima, too, is Batoul!!"

The Prophet
replied: "Batoul is she who never see blood, meaning that she never discharges
menstrual blood; because menstruation is resented if it occurs in Prophet's
daughters."

The
above-mentioned narration was authenticated by Al-Hakim.
A1-Hafez Abu Bakr Ash-Shafe'i narrates in Tarikh Baghdad v.13, p.331, on the
account of Ibn Abbass that the Prophet said: "My daughter is a human huri, she
never menstruates, nor does she encounter any menses."

Al-Hafez al-Suyuti
said:
'Among Fatima's particularities is that she did not menstruate, and when she
gave birth to a child, she would immediately become purified from childbed
confinement so as not to miss her prayers."

Rafae mentioned in
At-Tadween that Umme Salama said:
"Fatima never discharged blood during her childbed confinement; nor does she
menstruate."

Tabari narrates in
Dhakhaer al-Uqbi that Asma Bint Umais said:
"When Fatima gave birth to Al-Hassan, she did not bleed; she also does not
bleed during periods of menstruation. (When I informed the Prophet of this) he
said: `Do you not know that my daughter is pure and chaste; she does not
discharge blood as a result of childbirth or menstruation."'

Aisha Bint Talha
quoted Aisha as saying: "I have not seen anyone more similar to the Messenger
in speech and dialogue than Fatima. Whenever she entered the house, he would
greet her, kiss her hands and ask her to sit near him. Likewise, when he
entered the house, she would greet him, kiss his hands and etc....."

Khawarizmi wrote
in his book Maqtal al-Hussain that Huthiefa said:
"The Messenger of Allah used to kiss Fatima all over her face before he went
to sleep ...."

"Once the Prophet
(S) kissed Fatima's head and said:`May your father be your sacrifice; stay as
you are.

According to
Dhakhear al-Uqbi, Aisha said:
"Once the Messenger of Allah kissed Fatima's throat so I said, Messenger of
Allah! You have done something which you have not done before!"
The Prophet answered: "Aisha, whenever I long for Paradise, I kiss Fatima's
throat."

Qandouzi reported
that Aisha said:
"Whenever the Prophet returned from a trip, he would kiss Fatima's throat and
say:
"From her, I do smell the fragrance of Paradise."

Masrouq reports
that Aisha told him:
"We, the Prophet's wives, were gathered around him when Fatima walked towards
us; by Allah her walk is exactly the same as that of the Messenger of Allah
when he saw her, he greeted her by saying: `Welcome my daughter.' He then
asked her to sit to his right or left. He then whispered something to her that
caused her to cry; when he saw her sadness, he whispered something else to her
which caused her to laugh. (When I saw this) I said to her: `The Messenger of
Allah bestowed you with a special secret, yet you cry?'
When the Prophet left I exclaimed: "What did he whisper to you?"
Fatima answered: `I would not announce the secret of the Messenger of Allah!'
After the Prophet's death, I said to her: `I insist on you-by my right over
you-to tell me (what he told you)!'
She said: 'Yes, I will tell you now. The first time he whispered to me, he
told me that Gabriel used to review the Quran with him once a year, but this
year he reviewed it twice. So, he said, I think the time of my departure is
near. Therefore, fear Allah and be patient, for I will be a good (person) to
proceed you.' Fatima added: `so I cried, as you saw. When he noticed my
sadness, he once again said to me: 'Fatima, is it not satisfying to you to be
theMistress of believing women (or the Mistress of the women of my Ummah)?"

Baghawi in his
book Masabeh As-Sunna writes that the Prophet said to Fatima:
"Is it not satisfying to you to be the Mistress of the women of the world?"

Hakim Nishabouri
reported in his book Mustadrakthat he said to Fatima:
"Is it not satisfying to you to be the Mistress of the women of the world,
this Ummah and believing women?"

The Prophet ( saw
) said :
O Fatima ! Are you not pleased with this, that Allah, the Mighty and Glorious,
cast a glance on the dwellers of the earth and selected from them two men, one
of them your father and the other your husband ?
Mustadrak Al Hakim Volume 3 page 129 ( admits it to be genuine )
Kanz al Ummal Volume 6 page 153 , Musnad of Imam Ahmed Volume 5 page 39
Sharh al Nahj al Balagah Volume 2 page 451

Sahih al-Bukhari
Hadith: 4.327 (page 213) Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The delegates of the tribe of Abdul Qais came and said: `O Allah's Apostle !
We are from the tribe of Rabia and between us and you stand stand the infidels
of the tribe of Mudar, so we cannot come to you except in the Haram Months. So
please order us some instructions that we may apply it to ourselves and also
invite our people left behind us to observe as well. ' The Prophet (PBUH)
said: `I order you to do four (4) things and forbid you to do four (4): I
order you to believe in Allah, that is, to testify that None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah (the Prophet (PBUH) pointed with his hand) ; to offer
prayers perfectly, to pay Zakat, to fast the month of Ramadhan, and to pay the
Khums.

Imam Ali (AS) said
that he heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying: I have granted in Ali five
things, none of which was granted to any Prophet (PBUH) before me. One of
these is that Ali will repay my debts and will bury me. Sunni reference:-
Musnad of Imam Ahmed, v5, p45 - Musnad of Imam Ahmed, v6, p155
- Kanz al-Ummal, v6, pp 153,155,404

I shall cite a Quranic Verse in the support of the statement that the heirs of
the Prophet (PBUH) repaid his debts. With reference to the Quranic Verse (26:
124), Ibn Mardawayh has recorded a tradition as related by Ali, who said that
when the verse "Give warning to your closest relatives" was revealed, the
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
"Ali will repay my debts and fulfill my promises."
- Kanz al-Ummal, v6, p401

Again Imam Ahmed (in his Musnad) states a hadith from the Prophet (PBUH) as
follows:
"None will repay my debts and discharge my duties except me or Ali." - Musnad
of Imam Ahmed, v4, p174

Jabir Ibn Abdullah
said:
"A beduin came to the Prophet (S) and said: 'Muhammad, present Islam to me.'
'The Prophet replied: `Bear witness that there is no God but Allah, to whom an
associate does not exist; and that Muhammad is the slave and Messenger of
Allah. '
The beduin said: `Do you require any reward from me (for bringing me to
Islam)?'
He (S) answered: `No, save loving the nearest of kin.'
The beduin then asked: `Mine or yours?'
The Prophet (S) said: `My kin.'
The beduin said: `Let me pay allegiance to you, and may the curse of Allah be
on those who do not love you and your kin.'
Thus he (S) said: 'Amen.'"
This narration has been reported by Al-Kinji in Kefayat At-Talib p.31.

9) The Prophet (s) said, "All the children of a
woman are attributed to their father, but not the sons of Fatima."Kenz
Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 101; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 187 & 188; Is^af
Al-Raghibeen quoted in the margin of Nur Al-Absar, p. 144.

36) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is the joy of
my heart, and her sons are the fruit of my soul." Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 1,
ch. 15, p. 243.

37) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is not like
the women of the children of Adam." Majma^ Al-Zawa'id, v. 9, p. 202.

38) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me
- what saddens her saddens me, and what pleases her pleases me."Al-Sunan
Al-Kubra, v. 7, p. 64, the chapter on what will transpire on the Day of
Judgement; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, in the margins of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96.

In a narration
according to Anas bin Malik: "Then the prophet put his head on one of Ali's
shoulders and cried. He said to him: What makes you cry, Oh, messenger of
Allah? He said: Hatred in the chests of peoples, they don't display until I
depart from this world." Sunni Ref, where all three narrations are recorded:
Musnad al-Bazzaz; al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer, al-Tabarani ,Musnad abu-Ya'la ,Tareekh
al-Sham, Ibn 'Asakir ,Majma' al-Haithami

Also, according to
Ameerul Moemineen (Ali): "When the road was clear for me, he hugged me and
cried loudly. I said: Oh messenger of Allah, what makes you cry? He said:
Hatred in the chests of peoples, they don't display to you until after me."
Sunni Ref, where all three narrations are recorded: Musnad al-Bazzaz;
al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer, al-Tabarani ,Musnad abu-Ya'la ,Tareekh al-Sham, Ibn
'Asakir ,Majma' al-Haithami

Al-Hafidh bin
'Asakir in Tareekh al-Shamm (History of Shamm) said: abu 'Abdullah al-Gharawi,
abu-Bakr al-Baihaqi, Muhammad bin 'Abdullah al-Hafidh, the same as above.
Also said: Informed us abu al-Qasim bin al-Samarqandi, abu al-Hussain bin
al-Naqoor, abu al-Hassan Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Umran (known as ibnul Jundi)
abu Rawq Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Bakr al-Harati, al-'Abbas bin al-Faraj
al-Raqqashi, Muhammad bin Ismaeel abu Summaiya, Muhammad bin Mus'ab supported
as follows:
"I saw, Oh Messenger of Allah, a sighting I find too great to describe to you.
He said: Tell it. She said: I saw as if a piece of you was cut and put in my
lap! He (s) said: Fatima is pregnant, she will give birth to a boy whom I will
name Hussain and she will put him in your lap. She said: So Fatima gave birth
to Hussain and he was in my lap, to take care of him, so he entered on me one
day and Hussain was with me and started playing with him for a while. Then his
eyes filled with tears, so I said: what makes you cry? He said: This is
Gabriel informing me that my nation (ummati) kills this son of mine!"

All the narrators
are trusted and the hadeeth is "saheeh".
A rite in the house of al-Sayyidah Ummu Salamah, Ummul Moemineen , Narration
by Ya'la bin 'Ubaid, Musa al-Jahani, Salih bin Arbad al-Nakhei, Ummu Salamah
said: "al-Hussain entered on the prophet (s), while I was sitting at the door,
so I saw in the hand of the prophet (s) something he turned over while
(Hussain) sleeping on his stomach. I said: Oh messenger of Allah, I looked and
saw you turning something over in your hand when the kid was sleeping on your
stomach and your tears were pouring? He said: Jibraeel came to me with the
sand upon which he will be killed. And he informed me that my nation (umma)
will kill him. "Sunni Ref: al-Musannaf, by al-Hafidh abu Bakr bin abi Shaibah,
v 12

Narrated
al-Hussain bin Is-haq al-Tustury, Ali bin Bahr, Issa bin Younis. And 'Ubaid
bin Ghannam, abu-Bakr bin abi Sheibah, Ya'la bin 'Ubaid, the both said: Mousa
bin Salih al Juhani, Salih bin Arbad, from Ummu Salama (ra) said: "The
messenger of Allah said: Sit at the door, and don't let anyone enter on me. So
I sat at the door, then Hussein (ra) came by so I went to take him, but he
raced me and entered on his grandfather. When that took long, I peaked from
the door and saw you turning something in your hands and your tears running,
and the kid on your stomach? He said: Yes, Gabriel (as) came to me and
informed me that my nation (umma) will kill him. He brought me the sand on
which he will be killed, which I was turning in my hands. "Sunni Ref:
al-Moejam al-Kabeer, al-Hafidh al-Tabarani, Subject of the martyr al-Hussain .

A rite in the
house of al-Sayyidah 'Aesha, Ummul Moemineen
Narrated Ali bin Mohammad, 'Uthman bin Muqsim, al-Muqbari, from 'Aesha said:
"While the messenger of Allah (s) was laying down, al-Hussain came crawling
towards him so I moved him away from him and I got up to do something. So he
got close to him and he woke up crying. So I said: What makes you cry? He said
that: Gabriel showed me the sand on which Hussain will be killed. The anger of
Allah is great on whomever sheds his blood. He opened his hands, in which a
grab of sand. He said: Oh, 'Aesha, by the One whom my soul is in His hands, it
saddens me! Who is this from my nation (umma) who kills Hussain after I am
gone?! "Sunni Ref: al-Taba'qat al-Kubra, Ibn Saad

A rite in a
gathering of the companions Mu'awiya bin Husham, Ali bin Salih, Yazeed bin abi
Ziad, Ibraheem (bin Yazeed al-Nakhei), 'Alqama (bin Qays al-Nakhei), 'Abdullah
bin Masoud said: "While we were at the (house of) messenger of Allah (s) , a
group from Bani Hashim approached. When the prophet (s) saw them his eyes
overflowed and his color changed. I said to him: We see something you hate in
your face? He said: We are the people of the household (Ahlul Bayte) Allah has
chosen for us the thereafter over this world and that the family of my
household will encounter after me trials, dispersement and expulsion. Until a
people come forward from the east, along with them black flags, they ask for
justice but it is not offered. So they fight and strike and are then given
what they asked for. They don't accept it until they push it forward to a man
from my Ahlul Bayte. Then he fills it with justice as they filled it with
injustice. Therefore, whomever lives to see that from among you should come to
them, even if crawling on the snow." Sunni Ref: al-Musannaf, al-Hafidh
abu-Bakr bin abi Shaibah, v 12 al-Sunan al-Saheeh, Ibn Majeh, v 2, p 518,
section of appearance of the Mahdi , al-Hafidh abu-Jaafar al-'Uqayli (with the
addition: "We said: Oh, messenger of Allah - We are not happy to see in your
face something you hate." ) al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v 4, p 464. Akhbar
Asbahan, by al-Hafidh abu Naeem al-Asbahani, v 2, p 12. al-Moejam al-Kabeer,
al-Tabarani, v 3.

A rite in Karbalaa
by the father of the martyr, the Commander of Believers Ali (as)
Muhammad bin 'Ubaid, Sharhabeel bin Mudrik, Abdullah bin Naji: "his father
walked with Ali (ra), when they reached Nainawa, the departure point to
Siffien, Ali called: Be patient aba 'Abdullah! Be patient aba 'Abdullah at the
river al-Furat (Euphrates)! I said: And what? He said: I entered on the
messenger of Allah (s) one day and his eyes overflowing. I said: Oh, prophet
of Allah! Anybody angered you? Why are your eyes overflowing (with tears)? He
said: But Gabriel just left me and informed me: That al-Hussain will be killed
at the river al-Furat (Shattul Furat). He said: Do you want me to show you
from his sand? He said: I said yes. He extended his hand and grabbed and
handful of dirt and gave it to me. So I could not help it, my eyes
overflowed." Sunni Ref: al-Masnad, Ahmad bin Hanbal, v 2, pp 60-61.

It is Allah's wish to keep away all blemish from
you, O Ahl al Bayt, and keep you purify with a perfect purification. [33: 33]
Al Tirmizi, Ibn Manthoor, Al Hakim, Ibn Mardawaih and Al Bayhaqi in his Sunan,
all recorded the report of Umme Salemah, wife of the Prophet (saww) in which
she said:

In my own house the Quranic verse: Certainly God wants to keep away all
abominations from you .... Ali (as) Fatima (as), Al Hassan (as) and Al Hussein
(as) were at my house. The messenger of God covered them with a garment and
then said: These are the members of my House. God keep away abomination from
them and keep them pure and spotless. (Sahih al Tirmizi, Vol. 5 pg. 328 Hadith
no. 3875)

And whoever disputes with thee concerning him after the inspired knowledge
which has been given untoo thee, tell him: ' Come, let us call our sons and
your sons; our women and your women; and ourselves and yourselves; then let us
pray and invoke Allah's curse upon those who lie. [3: 61]

When the above verse came down (at the time of debate between the Messenger
and the Christians from Najran), the Messenger of God (saww) called upon Ali
(as), Fatima (as), Hasan (as) and Hussein (as) and said: God, these are the
members of my family. (Sahih Muslim Vol. 15 pg. 176)

Allah, the Exalted said:
"If anyone disputes in this matter with thee, now after (full) knowledge hath
come to thee, say: `Come! Let us gather together; our sons arid your sons, our
women and your women, ourselves and yourselves. Then let us invoke the curse
of God on those who lie!'" (3: 61)

This event is famous and is known to all Muslims. Islamic scholars are united
on the fact that it was revealed in regard to the Christian delegation who
came from Najran to dispute the issue of Isa Ibn Maryam (A) with the Prophet
(S). In v.6 of Bihar, Imam Ali (A) mentioned the event in the following
manner:

A delegation of Najrani Christians led by three prominent men, Al-Aqib,
Muhsen, and the Archbishop; these meet along with two prominent jews came to
the Prophet (S). They intended to argue with him; the archbishop started:

"Abu Al-Qasim, who was Musa's father?"

The Prophet answered: "Imran."

The archbishop then said: "Who was Yusufs father?"

The Prophet answered: "Yaqoub."

The archbishop continued: "May I be your sacrifice; who is your father?"

The Prophet answered: "Abdullah Ibn Abd al-Muttalib."

Then the archbishop asked: "Who is Isa's (Jesus) father?"

The Prophet (S) waited a moment while Gabriel revealed the following to him:
"(Say) he was the Spirit of Allah and His Word."

The archbishop then asked: "Can he be a spirit without having a body?"

Again a revelation was sent to the Prophet (S) the revelation is as follows:

"The similitude of Isa before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from
dust, then said to him: `Be.' And he was."

When the archbishop heard this, he jumped in objection to the Prophet saying
that Isa (A) was created from dust, and said:

"Muhammad, We don't find this to be in the Torah, the Bible, or in the Zabour.
You are the first one to say this."

This was the moment that the verse of Mubahala was revealed.

After the delegation had heard the verse, they said:

"Assign for us a solemn meeting (in which every side supplicates to Allah to
curse the other side if they are followers of falsehood)."

The Prophet's answer to this was: "Tomorrow morning, if Allah wills."

The next morning, the Prophet finished his morning prayers and ordered Ali to
follow him and Fatima, in turn, holding Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain to follow
Ali.

The Prophet (S) then told them: "When I supplicate you should say: Amen."

When the delegation saw the holy family and that the Prophet (S) had spread a
mat for himself and family, they said to each other:

"By Allah, he is a true Prophet; and if he curses us, surely Allah will answer
his prayer and destroy us. The only thing that can save us, is to ask him to
relieve us from this meeting."

Razi, in his interpretation of the Holy Quran states:

'The Archbishop said: "O Christians, I surely see faces of men, who if they
were to ask Allah to move a mountain, He would surely do it. Do not hold this
meeting, or you shall be destroyed and no Christian will remain on Earth until
the Day of Resurrection."

The Prophet said: "Indeed I will; but the One who sent me with righteousness
is my witness that had I cursed you, Allah would not have left a Christian on
the face of the earth."

This has been a summary of the story. What matters to us here, is Allah's
saying in the verse:

"Our women and your women."

All Muslims have agreed that the Prophet took Ali with him to represent
"ourselves,"

Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain to represent "Our Sons," and Fatima Zahra to
represent "Our Women," It is also a given fact that he did not accompany any
other woman including his wives, his aunts, or any other Muslim women.

This proves that there was not a woman as excellent, great, holy, and chaste
as Fatima (A) was. The Prophet called Fatima alone to join him, because she
was the only woman capable of fulfilling the qualifications of the verse

Al-Bihar: 'The
Messenger of Allah (S) said: "As for my daughter Fatima, she is the mistress
of all women; from the beginning of history until the end. She is part of me;
she is the light of my eye and the fruit of my heart.' 'Fatima is my spirit,
which I hold in me; she is a human huri. Whenever she keeps up prayer in her
Mehrab before her Lord, her light illuminates to the angels in Heaven just as
a star shines to mankind on Earth. So Allah, Exalted is His name, says to the
angels: 'My angels, look at my servant, Fatima, who is the mistress of all my
female servants, keeping up prayers before Me. Her limbs shake from fear of Me
and she worships Me whole heartedly. Bear witness that I have safeguarded her
Shiites (followers) from Hellfire..."'

Bihar v.10, quoting
the previous source wrote: The Prophet said: `When I saw her (Fatima), I
remembered what would happen to her after my death. It is as if I (could see)
humiliation entering her house, her sanctity violated, her right seized, her
inheritance usurped, her side broken, and her unborn child being caused to be
aborted, all while she is crying: "Mohammad!" 'But
she will not be answered, she asks for help but she will not be helped. Surely
she will remain afflicted, sad and crying after me, remembering the cease of
revelation from her father's house at one time, and remembering being
separated from me another time. She will become estranged at night, when she
used to spend listening to me reciting the Quran. She then will see herself
humiliated after she was honored during the days of her father...'"

Bihar v.6:
According to The Interpretation of The Quran written by Furat Ibn Ibrahim,
Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari reported that Allah's Messenger (S) said to Fatima
(A) during the illness, which caused him to pass away: "May my father and
mother be your sacrifice! Call your husband for me." Fatima then told
Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain: "Go tell your father to come, and that your
grandfather summons him." Thus, Al-Hussain went and called him to come. When
Ali Ibn Abu Talib (A) entered the house, he found Fatima sitting near Allah's
Messenger (S) and saying: 'How distressed I am for your agony, Father!!' The
Prophet said: 'There is no agony for your father after this day, Fatima. Yet,
do as your father did when (his son) Ibrahim passed away: Then I said:
`Eyes spill tears,
and the heart may be affected, but we shall not say that which angers the
Lord. Yet, surely we are saddened by (your death) Ibrahim!!'"

Hakim Nishabouri
reported in his book Mustadrakthat he said to Fatima:
Is it not
satisfying to you to be the Mistress of the women of the world, this Ummah and
believing women?"

Both Moslem and Bakri scholars narrate from Ibn cAbbaas who said
that on his deathbed, Rasoolollaah said the following about Faatimah(AaS)[10]: ((…And
when I saw her, I remembered what will be done to her after me. As if I can
see the degradation enter her house, and her sacredness violated, and her
rights usurped, and her inheritance kept away from her, and her ribs broken,
and her fetus killed; while she cries: O my Mohammad! But she will not be
answered. And asks for help, but she will not be helped. Thus, she will remain
after me sorrowful, grief-stricken and crying. Remembering the end of
revelation from her home, at one time, and remembering my absence, at another
time. She will feel desolated when the night falls, as she can no longer
listen to me reciting the Qor’aan. Then she finds herself humiliated after
having been respected at the time of her father; thus Allaah shall cheer her
up and call on her with what He called on Maryam[11]
the daughter of cEmraan[12]/[13],
so He would say: O Faatimah! Surely Allaah has chosen you and purified you and
chosen you above the women of the world. O Faatimah! Keep to obedience to your
Lord and perform sojood[14]
and perform rokooc[15]
with those who perform rokooc.Then
the pain will start, and she will fall ill; so Allaah, the Great, the
Almighty, shall send Maryam the daughter of cEmraan to her to nurse
her and keep her company. She then shall say: O Lord! I have surely become
bored with the life, and have been annoyed by the people; so join me with my
father. And Allaah, the Great, the Almighty will join her with me; and she
will be the first to join me from my family. Thus she will come to me
sorrowful, anguished, grief-stricken, usurped, killed.
Rasoolollaah then added: O Allaah! Keep away from Your Mercy him who does her
injustice, and punish him who usurps her, and humiliate him who humiliates
her, and keep forever in Your Fire him who hits her side causing the
miscarriage of her fetus. And the angels said: Aameen[16].)).
[10]cAlayhas Salaam, peace be upon her. [11]
Also Mary[12]
Also Amran.[13]
Holy Qor’aan = soorah 3, aayaat 42 and 43.[14]
A particular position in salaat in which the forehead, the palms, the knees
and the toes of both feet are placed on the ground. Sojood is also performed
on its own—not as part of a salaat—for a number of reasons, some of which are
mandatory whereas others are recommended.[15]
A particular position in salaat in which a person bows down, placing the palms
on the knees, whilst keeping the legs and the back in a straight position.[16]
Amaali / al-Sadooq = page 112. Behaar al-Anwaar / al-Majlesi = vol. 28, page
38; vol. 43, page 172. Beshaarat al-Mostafa / al-Tabari = page 197. Ershaad
al-Qoloob / al-Daylami = vol. 2, page 295. al-Fadaa’el / Ibn Shaadhaan = page
8. Faraa’ed al-Semtayn / al-Hamoo’i = vol. 2, page 35. Jalaa’ al-cOyoon
/ al-Majlesi = vol. 1, page 186.

And Rasoolollaah(SAA)[3]
as God’s Messenger, had to inform people of Faatimah’s great abilities, so
that they may use them to the best of their capabilities in their journeys
through the various levels of completeness and perfection. Therefore, one of
the things he emphasized was Faatimah’s ability to know, beyond any doubt,
what makes God satisfied and what makes Him angry. And because Allaah had
granted her cElm al-Ghayb and the cEsmah, her
satisfaction and anger reflected that of Allaah. Therefore, the Prophet tied
Allaah’s satisfaction and anger to that of Faatimah(AaS)[4],
so people may know Allaah’s satisfaction and anger. [3]
Sallallaah cAlayh wa Aalih, Allaah’s Blessings be upon him and his
descendants. [4]cAlayhas Salaam, peace be upon her.

Al-Majlisi, quoting
Fural Ibn Ibrahim's interpretation of The Holy Quran in his book Al-Bihar,
said: 'Abu Saeed al-Khudari said: One morning Ali Ibn Abu Talib woke up very
hungry and said: 'Fatima, do you have anything to feed us?' She answered: `No,
by Him who honored father with Prophet hood, and honored you with successor
ship, we have nothing edible this morning, and we haven't had any food for two
days save that which I have preferred to give you and our two children, Hassan
and Hussain.' Ali (A) said: 'Fatima! Why didn't you tell me, so I could bring
some food for you?' Fatima answered: 'Abu Al-Hassan, I surely become ashamed
before my God to ask you to do something you cannot do. 'At this, Ali Ibn Abu
Talib left Fatima, with full trust that Allah would help him. He borrowed a
dinar, and while he was holding the dinar and trying to buy some food for his
family, he came upon Miqdad Ibn Al Aswad. The sun had burnt Al-Miqdad's face
and feet on that exceptionally hot day. When Ali (A) saw him, he exclaimed
surprisingly: `Miqdad, what brings you out of your home at this hour?' Miqdad
answered: 'Abu Al-Hassan, ask me not about what I have left behind in the
house.' Ali (A) said: `My brother, I cannot leave you without knowing your
problem.' Miqdad then said: 'Abu Al-Hassan, for Allah's sake and your sake
leave me alone, and do not ask about my condition!!' Imam Ali said: `My
brother, you should not hide your condition from me.' Miqdad replied: 'Abu
Al-Hassan, now that you insist, by Him who honored Muhammad with Prophet hood
and honored you with successor ship, nothing forced me out of my house save
poverty. I left my children starving; when I heard their cries, there remained
no place for me on earth-I have come out of my house in depression; this is my
story.' Imam Ali (A) cried when he heard the story; he cried until his beard
was wet from tears and said: `By Allah, that which forced you out of your
house and also forced me out of my house; I borrowed a dinar, but I prefer you
to have it.' When Imam Ali (A) had given the dinar to Miqdad, he went to the
Mosque and performed his Dhuhr (noon), Asr (afternoon) and Maghrib (evening)
prayers. When the Messenger of Allah had completed his prayers, he signaled
Ali, who was in the first line, to follow him. Ali (A) obediently followed him
out of the Mosque and after the Prophet greeted him said: 'Abu Al-Hassan, do
you have some food for dinner so that I can accompany you? Imam Ali was too
shy to answer the Messenger; but the Prophet of Allah (S) had detailed
knowledge about the dinar and what had happened to it; for Allah, the Exalted,
had revealed to His Prophet to have dinner at Ali's house that night. When Ali
did not answer, the Prophet said: 'Abu Al-Hassan, why don't you say no, so I
may leave you; or yes, so I may accompany you?' Imam Ali (A) said: 'Accompany
me!!' The Prophet then took Ali's hand and proceeded toward Fatima's house.
When they arrived, Fatima was just finishing her prayers and there was a pan
oil fire behind her. When she heard the Prophet coming, who was the dearest
person to her, she greeted him and he wiped his hand on her head and said:`How
is your evening, my daughter?' She answered: `Fine!' He then said: `Give us
some dinner, may Allah bless you, and surely He has.' Fatima (A) placed the
pan in front of the Prophet (S) and Ali Ibn Abu Talib... At that moment, the
Messenger of Allah put his hand on Ali's shoulder and said: 'Ali, this is a
substitute for your dinar. This is a reward from Allah for the dinar; surely
Allah grants whoever He wills without limit.' The Prophet (S) cried and
said: "Praise be to Allah, Who insisted on rewarding you in this world, too,
and made you Ali-like Zakariya and Fatima like Maryam Bint Imran, for whenever
Zakariya entered the Mehrab, he found Maryam with her subsistence."

The Prophet (pbuh)
used to embrace and kiss Hassan (as) and his younger brother Hussein (as). He
carried them on his shoulders and let them ride on his back while he was in
prostration. Once Abu Bakr saw the Prophet (pbuh) carrying his grandsons on
his back and exclaimed to them: “what an excellent ride you have!” And the
Prophet (pbuh) replied: “and what excellent riders they are!” He called them
two sweet basils, and the leaders of the youths of paradise. Hassan (as) was
an infallible member of the holy household mentioned in the ayah Tat’heer
(33.33) Verily, Allah intends to remove all impurity from you, oh family of
the house of the prophet, and purify you a thorough purification. This is
confirmed by Hadith e Kisa or the Tradition of the Cloak. Once the Prophet
(pbuh) was feeling ill, so he asked Fatima (as) to give him a Yemani cloak to
lie under. Hassan (as) entered and smelled the sweet scent of his grandfather.
His mother informed him that he was lying under the cloak. Hassan (as)
approached the cloak and asked his grandfather for permission to enter with
him. It was granted to him, and subsequently as well to Hussein (as), Ali
(as)and Fatima (as). These are the five members of the ahlul bayt, the
remaining nine came from the descendants of Hussein (as).

They also narrate that Rasoolollaah said about cAli,
Faatimah, Hasan and Hosayn: ((I
am at war with whoever fights them, and I am in peace with whoever is in peace
with them[37].)).
[37]
al-Esaabah / al-cAsqalaani = vol. 8, page 56. al-Mocjam
al-Kabeer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 5, page 184.

As the third most complete person ever to be created after Rasoolollaah and
Ameer al-Mo’meneen, Faatimah was the most important woman of her time, before
her time and after her time. And this is not what her friends say; it is what
Allaah says, and her enemies narrate.

Bakri scholars narrate from Hothayfah, one of the most respected companions of
Rasoolollaah, who said: ((When Rasoolollaah finished his salaat, he left and I
followed him. While he was walking, someone came and spoke with him and then
left. I continued following the Prophet, and as he heard me, he asked: Who is
this? I said: Hothayfah. He said: What do you want? So I told him what had
happened between my mother and me. And he said: May Allaah forgive you and
your mother. Did you not see the person who just came to see me? I said: Yes.
He said: He was an angel who had not descended to the earth before this night;
he asked for permission from his God to come greet me and inform me that Hasan
and Hosayn are the “Masters of the Youths of Heaven” and that Faatimah is the
“Chief of the Women of the World”[38].)).
[38]
Fadaa’el al-Sahaabah / al-Nasaa’i = vol. 1, page 58. Mosnad / Ahmad = vol. 5,
page 391. Sonan / al-Termedhi = vol. 5, page 660. al-Sonan al-Kobraa /
al-Bayhaqi = vol. 5, pages 80 and 95. A shorter form of this hadeeth
has also been recorded in other Bakri references, such as: Fath al-Baari / al-cAsqalaani
= vol. 6, page 471. Helyat al-Awleyaa’ / Aboo Nocaym = vol. 4, page
190. al-Mostadrak / al-Naysaaboori = vol. 3, page 164. Seyar Aclaam
al-Nobalaa’ / al-Dhahabi = vol. 2, page 123; vol. 3, page 252. al-Sonan
al-Kobraa / al-Bayhaqi = vol. 5, page 80.

They also narrate: ((Faatimah is
the most favored woman in Heaven[47].)).
[47]
Mosnad / Ahmad = vol. 1, page 293.

Bakri scholars also narrate from
cAa’eshah, who said: ((I have never seen anyone more superior than
Faatimah, except her father[48].)).
[48]
al-Seerah al-Halabiyyah / al-Halabi = vol. 2, page 6.

Al-Bukhari and
Muslim report on the authority of al-Bara', that he said: "I saw the Messenger
of Allah (s.a.w.) carrying Hasan bin Ali (a.s.) on his shoulder. He was
saying: 'O Mord! I love him, so love him'"

Al-Tirmidhi
reports from bin Abbas as saying: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w ) was
carrying Hasan bin Ali'(a.s.), when a man said: 'What an excellent mount you
are riding, lad.' 'What an excellent rider he is,' the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.)
replied."

Al-Hafid Abu-Na'im
reports on the authority of Abu Bakr, who said: "The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.) was leading us in prayer. Hasan, who was still a child, would come to
him while he was in prostration, and sit on his back or sometimes on his neck.
The Prophet (s.a.w.) would lift him tenderly. When the prayer was finished,
they (the Muslims) asked him: 'O Messenger of Allah! You are doing to this boy
what you do not do to another person?'
'He is my basil,' he replied."

Anas bin Malik
said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) was asked: 'Who is most loved by you
from among your family?' 'Hasan and Hussein,' he answered."

A'ishah reports
that "the Prophet would pick up Hasan and embrace him and say: 'O Mord! This
is my son, and I love him. Move him, and love who loves him'

Jabir bin Abdullah
says: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said: 'He who pleases to look at the
Lord of the Youths of Paradise, let him look at Hasan bin Ali.'"

Ya'la bin Murrah
says: "We went with the Prophet (s.a.w.) to a feast, to which we were invited.
We ran into Hasan (a.s.) who was playing near the road. The Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.) went ahead of the people hurriedly, and put out his hand to the boy.
Then he pretended to pass by Hasan one time on his right hand, and another
time on his left hand, to make the boy laugh. Then he approached him. He put
one hand on his neck and the other on his head. Presently he embraced and
kissed him. Then he said: 'Hasan is from me and I am from him. Allah loves
whoever loves him."'

Al-Ghazali in his
book, Al-Ihya' (Revival), reports that the Prophet (s.a.w.) had said to Hasan:
'You resemble me in my appearance and disposition."

Sayeda Fatima (as)
delivered her firstborn, healthy baby boy at age 12. The midwives wrapped him
in a yellow cloth, and presented him to his grandfather, the Holy Prophet
(pbuh) of Islam (pbuh) who read the adhan in his right ear and the iqama in
his left. The Prophet (pbuh) was displeased, and removed the yellow cloth,
replacing it with a white one. At the time, nobody knew the reason for this,
but modern experiments in psychology have shown that the color yellow makes
newborns anxious and nervous, while white makes them feel calm and secure.
Fatima (as) and Ali (as)asked the Prophet (pbuh) to name the child. The angel
Gabriel revealed to the Prophet, that he should name him Shubbar, after the
progeny of the Prophet (pbuh) Aaron, since Imam Ali (as) held the same
position to the Prophet (pbuh) as Aaron to Moses, except there would be no
Prophet (pbuh) after him. However, the Prophet (pbuh) replied to Gabriel that
his tongue was Arabic, (he was an Arabic speaker). Gabriel then told him to
call him Al Hassan (as), by the order of Allah, lord of the worlds.

The Holy Prophet
Muhammad (s.a.) loved Imam Hasan very much and treated him with great honor
and respect. He would kiss Imam Hasan (a.s.) and say: I love Hasan and I love
the friends of Hasan. He would also say: Hasan and Husain are the leaders of
the youths of Paradise.

Many times the
Prophet had said, "Hasan and Husayn are my children. Because of these same
words Ali would say to his other children, ..You are my children and Hasan and
Husayn are the children of the Prophet."

The Holy Prophet
told him, 'O Hasan, you are like me in features and character and manners.'
Also he said, 'Hasan is from me and Husain is from `Ali.'

He hastened to the
house of his daughter, the chaste Zahra', to communicate his congratulations
and show his delight The blessed newborn baby was taken to him, in the arms of
Um-Salamah, or in another version, Asma', daughter of Umays. The Prophet
(s.a.w.) received him with the whole of his preexistence. He carried him in
his arms. He kissed him and pressed him to his chest. Then he said the call to
prayer (adhan) in his right ear an recited the call to begin the prayer
(iqamah) in his left ear. The first voice that embraced the newborn's hearing
and entity was, thus, the voice of right.
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) turned to Imam Ali (a.s.) and asked him:
"What name did you give my son?"
"I wouldn't precede you in doing it," Imam Ali (a.s.) replied.
"Nor would I precede my Lord," averred the Prophet (s.a.w.).
No sooner did this short dialogue take place between the Messenger (s.a.w.)
and his trustee, about the name of the new baby, than the Divine, Holy
revelation came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) telling him that Allah, the
Glorified, had named the baby, Hasan a.s .

The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Man is influenced by the faith of his friends.
Therefore, be careful of whom you associate with." Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p.
192

Azan will be recited loudly from
Mosques. But their heart will be devoid of Imaan. Their faces will be of
humans but their hearts will be like Satan's heart. Rasool (SW): A
period will come for people wherein their faces will be of humans but
hearts will be Satan's (Shaitaan's). They will be like jackals. If such people
are followed and made friends with then they will lead you into error and will
sow seed of distrust in your minds. If you talk to them they will call you
liar and if you do not share their thinking and viewpoint you will be bitched
about by them.

In this regard,
the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) has said 'The one who
supplicates (prays) without action is like the archer who shoots without a
bow' (Beharul Anwaar, vol. 93, p. 312)

Besides Moslems, Bakris also
believe that Faatimah was a human houri who was created from the produce of
Heaven; and they narrate various ahaadeeth[49]
in this regard from Rasoolollaah, one of which is what cAa’eshah
narrates:((I frequently saw Rasoolollaah kiss Faatimah; so one day I said: O
Rasoolollaah! I see you do something I had not seen you do before. [49]
Plural of hadeeth: a narration from one of the Fourteen Macsoomeen.

So he told me: O Homayraa’![50]
Indeed, on the night during which I was taken to the sky, I entered Heaven and
I stood by its most beautiful tree, with the whitest leaves, and the most
delicious fruit. So I took from its fruit and ate… And when I descended to the
earth, I approached Khadeejah; and she became pregnant with Faatimah from that
produce. [50]
A name by which the Prophet sometimes called cAa’eshah.
So whenever I yearn for the scent of Heaven, I smell the scent of Faatimah. O
Homayraa’! Verily, Faatimah is not like the human women[51].)).
[51]
Faraa’ed al-Semtayn / al-Hamoo’i = vol. 2, page 61. Lesaan al-Meezaan / al-cAsqalaani
= vol. 1, page 134; vol. 5, page 160. Majmac al-Zawaa‘ed /
al-Haythami = vol. 9, page 202. al-Majrooheen / al-Bosti = vol. 2, pages 29
and 30. Meezaan al-Ectedaal / al-Dhahabi = vol. 1, page 212; vol.
4, page 220. al-Mocjam al-Kabeer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 22, page
400. Taareekh Baghdaad / al-Baghdaadi = vol. 5, page 87.

Bakri scholars also narrate from
cAa’eshah, who said: ((Whenever the Prophet returned from a
journey, he kissed Faatimah’s throat and said: From her I smell the scent of
Heaven[52].)).
[52]
Lesaan al-Meezaan / al-cAsqalaani = vol. 1, page 134.

((When Hosayn ibn cAli [Imaam Hosayn] was killed, and the news that
his head had been cut and carried to Yazeed ibn Mocaawiyah[127]
reached Madinah… mourning ceremonies were held in the home of Rasoolollaah’s
wife, Omm Salamah, and the homes of the Mohaajireen and the Ansaar.

Suddenly, cAbdollaah ibn cOmar ibn al-Khattaab came out
of his home, with his collar torn[128],
slapping his face, and screaming: O crowd of Bani Haashim[129],
and Qoraysh, and Mohaajireen and Ansaar! Is it assumed permissible to do this
to the family and the lineage of Rasoolollaah while you are alive?! Yazeed
must be dethroned.

That night he left Madinah traveling towards Damascus, and in every city he
called the people to rise against Yazeed. And reports of his activities were
constantly sent to Yazeed.

And the people listened to him and cursed Yazeed, saying: This is cAbdollaah
son of cOmar, Rasoolollaah’s khaleefah, and he is denouncing what
Yazeed has done to Ahl al-Bayt, and is calling the people against him; so
whoever does not answer his call is not a Moslem. Thus a great unrest hit
Damascus.

Finally, he entered the capital and came to Yazeed’s castle with a large
crowd…

He was given permission to enter the castle alone, so he entered screaming at
Yazeed: You have done what the Turks and the Romans would not have done; move
aside so that the Moslems choose someone more suitable for this position.

However, Yazeed received him politely, hugged him, and respected him greatly.
Then he said: O Abaa Mohammad! [cAbdollaah] calm down…

Did your father appoint my father as the Governor of Shaam[130],
or did my father appoint your father as Rasoolollaah’s Khaleefah?

cAbdollaah:
My father appointed your father.

Yazeed: O Abaa Mohammad! Do you accept your father and his advice to my
father?

cAbdollaah:
Yes I accept.

Then Yazeed held cAbdollaah’s hand, saying: Stand up O Abaa
Mohammad! and read it (Omar’s advice to Mocaawiyah). So they walked
into one of the safes where Yazeed asked for a specific box, opened it and
took out a smaller box which was sealed and locked, he then took out a thin
scroll wrapped in a black silk cloth and gave it to cAbdollaah,
saying: O Abaa Mohammad! is this not your father’s hand writing?

cAbdollaah:
Yes, by Allaah; and he kissed it.

Yazeed: Read.

And cAbdollaah read it. [Only some excerpts of cOmar’s
letter to Mocaawiyah are mentioned here):

…So I swear by the Hobal and the Idols and the Laat and the cOzzaa[131]
that cOmar never renounced them since he first worshiped them, and
that he never worshiped the God of the Kacbah, and that he never
believed Mohammad. And that he never saluted him accept for becoming powerful
enough to work against him and suppress him, for he (Rasoolollaah) had indeed
come to us with a great sorcery, and added to that of the Israelites with
Moosaa, Haaroon, Daawood, Solaymaan and cEesaa; he brought us all
of their sorcery and added to it so much that if they had seen him, they would
have testified that he is the Master of the Sorcerers.

So hold on O son of Abi Sofyaan! to the tradition of your people, and follow
their religion, and continue the mission of your fathers in denouncing this
structure (Kacbah) which they say has a God whom ordered them to
come to it and circumambulate around it…

And thank the Laat and the cOzzaa for the rule of the Wise Master
cAteeq ibn cAbdolcozzaa [Aboo Bakr] on the
nation of Mohammad, and his authority in their finances, bloods, faiths,
souls, permissibles, prohibitions, taxes… so he would rule leniently in public
and harshly in secret…

And indeed, I made a magnificent leap on the shining star of Bani Haashim[132],
and its luminous summit… the one named Haydarah[133],
Mohammad’s son-in-law, husband of the woman they appointed as Sayyedat Nesaa’
al-cAAlameen, calling her Faatimah. I came to the home of cAli,
Faatimah and their two sons Hasan and Hosayn, and their two daughters Zaynab
and Omm Kolthoom, and their housemaid Feddah, along with Khaalid ibn
al-Waleed, Qonfodh and a number of our most loyal men. So I knocked on the
door very hard and the housemaid answered me. I told her: Tell cAli:
Forget this nonsense and do not think about the khelaafah, for surely it is
not yours; it is for whom has been chosen by the Moslems…

Again I went to cAli’s home and told Feddah: Tell cAli
to come out and pledge allegiance to Aboo Bakr. But she said: Indeed, Ameer
al-Mo’meneen is busy. So I said: Tell him to come out, or we will come in and
extract him by force.

Then Faatimah came and stood behind the door, saying: O you straying liars!
What are you saying? And what do you want?

So I said: O Faatimah!

Faatimah: What do you want O cOmar?

I said: Why did your cousin send you to answer me and he chose to sit behind
the cover?!

Faatimah: Your tyranny O scoundrel! Brought me out.

I said: Forget the women’s nonsense and myths and tell cAli to come
out.

Faatimah: Do you threaten me with the party of the Shaytaan[134]
O cOmar?!…

I said: If he does not come out, I will bring a lot of firewood and will burn
down this house on whoever is inside; and I took the whip from Qonfodh and
lashed her, and told Khaalid: You and the men gather the wood, for surely I am
burning it down.

Faatimah: O enemy of Allaah and the enemy of His Messenger and the enemy of
Ameer al-Mo’meneen!

She then put her hands on the door, trying to stop me from entering; so I
lashed her hands with the whip which hurt her, and I heard her sighs and
cries; and I nearly went soft and was about to return, but I remembered my
despise of cAli and his passion for the blood of the stouthearted
Arabs, and the cunning of Mohammad and his sorcery, so I kicked the door
against her while she was behind it, and I heard her scream: O my father! This
is what is done to your beloved daughter! Ah O Feddah! Hold me, for indeed, by
Allaah, my fetus has been killed.

I heard her go into labor, leaning on the wall, so I pushed the door and
entered the house. She came towards me and I slapped her face so hard that her
earring tore from her ear, and she fell down.

Then cAli came, and when I sensed him I quickly went out and said
to Khaalid and Qonfodh: I escaped from a great danger; indeed, I have
committed a serious crime and I fear for my life. This is cAli
coming out, and none of us can handle him.

So cAli reached her just as she was about to pray to Allaah against
us and complain of what had happened to her, so he spread a wrap on her,
telling her: O Daughter of Rasoolollaah! indeed Allaah sent your father as a
mercy to the creatures. I swear by Allaah, that if you uncovered your forehead
and prayed to your Lord, He will most definitely destroy these people; as you
and your father are dearer to Allaah than Nooh, for whom He drowned the people
who were not on his ship… So be O Chief of the Women! a mercy to these
inverted people, and do not be a punishment.

Her pain then increased, and she entered her room and miscarried a dead fetus
that was called Mohassin…

So when cAbdollaah
read the letter, he stood up and kissed Yazeed’s head, saying: Praise be to
God O Ameer al-Mo’meneen! for your killing the enemy, son of the enemy!! I
swear that my father did not tell me what he had told your father…[135])).
[127]
The fifth Usurper of the Khelaafah, and the third Amawi ruler. His paternal
grandparents were Aboo Sofyaan, the Idolater leader, and Hend, the Liver
Eater.[128]
It was a custom to tear open one’s collar in the mourning of a very important
and much beloved deceased.[129]
The tribe of Rasoolollaah and the Ahl al-Bayt.[130]
Today’s Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine.[131]
Hobal, Laat and cOzzaa where the three most respected idols to the
Idolaters.[132]
Rasoolollaah’s tribe.[133]
One of the names of Ameer al-Mo’meneen.[134]
Also Satan.[135]
Behaar al-Anwaar / al-Majlesi = vol. 30, page 287.

Hussain Ibn-e-Ali (A.S) was the dearest grandson of the
Holy prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.H.P), who Mohammed (P.B.U.H.P) loved more than
anybody. A famous incident took place before the death of Rasool-Allah. One
day he came to his house and told Umme Salma(RA.A) that he is experiencing
sickness and does not want to be disturbed. Umme Salma(RA.A) sat on the
threshold, and the prophet went inside. People came to visit the prophet for
discussion of daily affairs, but went back upon being informed of the
prophet’s illness. A while later Imam Hussain (A.S), who was just five yrs old
came near the house, when she told him to go back since his grandfather was
not well and he will not meet anybody. As soon as Imam Hussain (A.S) turned
back a voice came from inside “Umme Salma why have you asked my son to leave?
Send Hussain in”. Umme Salma(RA.A) ran towards Hussain and asked her “ Hussain
your grandfather is calling you” to which he replied “ Grandmother, but you
just said that he does not wish to see anybody”, she begged and said “Hussain
I didn’t know that you were different from everybody”. Imam Hussain (A.S) went
inside and she closed the door. A moment later she heard the prophet crying
bitterly inside, she opened the door, saw that Imam Hussain (A.S) was resting
on his chest and asked the prophet, “ya Rasool-Allah what makes you cry so
loud”, came the reply by the messenger “Umme Salma, I have been informed by
Gabriel that this boy, my son will be brutally slain on the battle field of
Karbala, for upholding the faith in Allah and my religion”.

The Messenger of
Allah said: "Let me write you something that will forever protect you against
straying after me." Umar said: "The Prophet is in a state of delirium, and you
have with you the Qur'an; so, the Book of Allah suffices us." Those who were
present there argued among themselves, and their argument developed into a
dispute. Some of them said: "Come close to the Prophet so that he may write
you something that will safeguard you against straying after him," while
others repeated what Umar had said. When the argument and dispute intensified
in the presence of the Prophet, the Messenger of Allah said to them: "Get away
from me." Ibn Abbas used to say: "The calamity, the real calamity, is what
discouraged the Messenger of Allah from writing what he wished to write on
account of their argument and dispute." (Al-Bukhari, Sahih, Vol. 4, p.4) They
not only had the audacity to raise their voices above the voice of the
Prophet, but with contempt, accused him of being delirious, even though the
Qur’an says,
“O, you who believe! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet,
and do not speak loud to him as you speak loud to one another, let your deeds
become null while you do not perceive.” (49.2)
"Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray; Nor does he speak out of
desire; It is naught but revelation that is revealed; The Lord of Mighty Power
has taught him" (53:2-5).